Sport Witness cite the Colombian edition of Marca as issuing the Blues midfielder with a four-step plan to getting back into his country’s good graces.
First, they say he has to ‘convince Rafa Benitez’ at Goodison Park, with the pair not having the best relationship following a falling out at Real Madrid.
Their time there ‘went very badly’, but Benitez’s arrival at Everton is Rodriguez’s chance to ‘earn the nod’ and get the regular playing time he needs to convince his country.
That ties into point two, which says Rodriguez has to ‘perform now’ to be within a chance of returning.
The newspaper explains that Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda has made it clear he doesn’t care about names, but players who are ‘at the best level’, and Rodriguez best chance of a return is to perform to his best.